Decorative bow

ABSTRACT

An article that includes a first sheet and a second sheet. The first sheet is configured to attach to a sub straight or is an outer surface of the sub straight. The second sheet includes one or more moveable members that are moveable relative to the first sheet or the sub straight. Movement of the one or more members moves the second sheet between a first configuration and a second configuration. The first configuration is generally flat, and the second configuration is three-dimensional.

PRIORITY

This application claims priority to U.S. 62/718,069 filed Aug. 13, 2018,the contents of which are expressly incorporated by reference herein forall purposes.

FIELD

These teachings relate to a bow that may be used for decorating orenhancing the presentation of an object.

BACKGROUND

A bow can be attached to an object to enhance the presentation of theobject. For example, a bow can be used to decorate various objects likebeverages, packages, gift cards, gifts, and the like.

Some bows are pre-formed and are available for purchase in a pre-formed,three-dimensional configuration. However, some preformed bows may bedeformed, smashed, or otherwise damaged during storage and/ortransporting. While some bows can be folded or formed into athree-dimensional configuration after they are purchased or transported,forming some bows can be complicated, tedious, and time consuming.Moreover, after some preformed bows are attached to an object, there isrisk that the bow will fall off during transporting and/or handling ofthe object.

It may therefore be desirable to have a bow that can be used to decorateand/or enhance the presentation of an object, while also overcoming atleast some of the aforementioned challenges. For example, it may bedesirable to have a bow that is part of the object or packaging, and canbe quickly and easily formed into a three-dimension configuration. Forexample, it may be desirable to have a bow that can be purchased,stored, and/or transported in a flat, 2-dimensional configuration, andthen quickly and easily formed into a three-dimensional configuration.It may be desirable to have a bow that can be securely attached to anobject without the bow easily falling off during transporting orhandling of the object.

SUMMARY

These teachings provide a bow that can be purchased, stored, and/ortransported in a flat, 2-dimensional configuration. This advantageouslyallows a user to store or transport the bow without damaging, deforming,or otherwise smashing the bow. Moreover, flat, 2-dimensionalconfiguration bows according to these teachings may take up less spaceon a store shelf, and/or reduce chances of smashing and deforming thebows at the store before purchase.

These teachings provide a decorative bow that can be formed into athree-dimensional configuration at any time, including immediatelybefore the object or gift is presented or displayed, which mayadvantageously reduce the risk of the bow smashing or deforming orfalling off the object.

These teachings provide a decorative bow that can be securely attachedto an object, thus reducing the chances of the bow separating from theobject during transporting or handling of the object.

These teachings provide a bow that can be incorporated into or made partof an outside packaging or wrapping of an object. This mayadvantageously reduce the need for a consumer to purchase a separatebow. This may also advantageously provide a user with the ability toform the bow at any time, such as, for example, immediately beforepresenting or displaying the object, thus reducing chances of the bowbeing smashed or deformed during object handling, transporting, and/orstoring.

These teachings provide an article, that may be a bow. The articleincludes a first sheet and a second sheet. The first sheet is configuredto attach to an object or sub straight. Alternatively, the first sheetmay be part of the object or sub straight. The second sheet is at leastpartially attached to the first sheet. The second sheet includes one ormore moveable members that are moveable relative to the first sheet.Movement of the one or more members moves the second sheet and/or themoveable member between a first configuration and a secondconfiguration. The first configuration is generally flat, and the secondconfiguration is any position where the moveable member is not flat, butrather in a three-dimensional position. The second configuration may bewhen the bow is at least partially or completely formed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view of an article with the moveable members in afirst configuration.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the article of FIG. 1 with one of themoveable members in a second configuration.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the article of FIG. 1 with two of themoveable members in a second configuration.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the article of FIG. 1 with all of themoveable members in a second configuration.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the article of FIG. 1 attached to an object.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the article of FIG. 1 attached to an object.

FIG. 7 is a front view of another article in a first configuration.

FIG. 8 is a front view of another article in a first configuration.

FIG. 9 is a front view of another article with the moveable members in afirst configuration.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an engagement section of the article ofFIG. 9.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the article of FIG. 9 with one of themoveable members in a second configuration.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the article of FIG. 9 with two of themoveable members in a second configuration.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the article of FIG. 9 with all of themoveable members in a second configuration.

FIG. 14 is a front view of another article with the moveable members ina first configuration.

FIG. 15 is a front view of the article of FIG. 14 separated from theliner.

FIG. 16 is a front view of the article of FIG. 15 attached to an object.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the article of FIG. 16 with two of themoveable members in a second configuration.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the article of FIG. 16 attached to anobject with all of the moveable members in a second configuration.

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of at least one of the articles.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

These teachings provide an article. The article and/or one or more ofthe moveable members of the article may be moved between a firstconfiguration and a second configuration. The first configuration may bea flat configuration, or a two-dimensional configuration. The firstconfiguration may be when none of the moveable members and/or portionsof the second sheet are moved or repositioned relative to the firstsheet, the second sheet, the object or sub straight, or a combinationthereof. This may include movement of the removeable member. The firstconfiguration may be when the article or moveable members are flat orplanar or not three-dimensional.

The second configuration may be a three-dimensional configuration. Thesecond configuration may be when the article and/or at least some (i.e.,one or more) of the moveable members are moved or repositioned relativeto the first sheet, the second sheet, the object or sub straight, or acombination thereof. The second configuration may be when all of themoveable members are moved or repositioned. A bow or flower or otherthree-dimensional shape may be partially constructed when the article orsecond sheet is in the second configuration (i.e., when one or more, butnot all of the moveable members are moved or repositioned). A bow orflower or other three-dimensional shape may be fully constructed whenthe article or second sheet is in the second configuration (i.e., whenall of the moveable members are moved or repositioned). While thisdisclosure focuses on forming a bow as the three-dimensional shape, itis understood that any three-dimensional shape is conceivable,including, for example, a star, a diamond, a square, a flower, a logo,and/or any polygon or shape.

The article may be configured to be moved between the firstconfiguration and the second configuration. The article may beconfigured to be moved between the first configuration and the secondconfiguration and then back to the first configuration any number oftimes. This may be advantageous for reusing the bow, or for constructingthe bow and then dismantling the bow before transporting or handling theobject, and then reconstructing or forming the bow.

The first sheet may be, or may be referred to as a back sheet, bottomsheet, covered sheet, or a combination thereof. The first sheet may bethe bottom layer of the article. The first sheet may be attached to theobject or sub straight with an adhesive. The adhesive may be covered bya backing before the first sheet is attached to the sub straight orobject.

Alternatively, the first sheet may be part of the object or sub straightor integrally formed with a wrapper or outside surface or profile of theobject or sub straight.

The second sheet may be, or may be referred to as a front sheet, a topsheet, an exposed sheet, or a combination thereof. The second sheet maycontain the moveable members that are also the kiss-cut features. Whilethe above description and appended drawings illustrate petals of a bow,the moveable members or kiss-cut features can be any features. Forexample, the moveable members may be configured to be numbers or lettersthat are formed or displayed when the one or more moveable members aremoved into the second configuration.

The object or sub straight may be any object or sub straight. Forexample, the object or sub straight may be a box, bottle, bag,container, or any other object. The object or sub straight may be usedfor beverage containers, gift cards, confectionary, flowers, cosmetics,pharmaceuticals & healthcare, food, household care, cosmetic, wine,electronic, chemical, gift, beverage, perfume, personal care, etc.

The article may comprise any number of moveable members. For example,the article may comprise one or more moveable members, two or moremoveable members, three or more moveable members, five or more moveablemembers, eight or more moveable members, ten or more moveable members,etc. The moveable members may be configured to move between a first,flat, 2-dimensional configuration and a second, three-dimensionalconfiguration. The moveable members may be moved, pivoted, twisted,rotated, or folded about a fixed end. The fixed end may be fixed orattached to the rest of the second sheet. The moveable members may befolded, pivoted, twisted, rotated, or moved towards a center orengagement section of the article (i.e., towards an area containingadhesive). For example, the moveable members may be moved, pivoted,twisted, rotated, or folded towards each other or opposing moveablemembers. Alternatively, the article may be constructed such that themoveable members are moved, pivoted, twisted, rotated, or folded awayfrom each other, or away from a central area of the article. In otherwords, the moveable members may be moved, folded, twisted, rotated, orpivoted outwardly or away from each other.

The moveable members may have any shape. For example, one or more of themoveable members may have a petal shape, may be round-, square-,triangular-, oval-, wavy-, lightning-shaped, or any combination thereof.

While the Figures illustrate moveable members arranged about a centerremovable section, it is understood that the moveable members may bearranged in a straight or curved line, and the section referred to asthe removable section may be arranged above, below, and/or adjacent tothe straight or curved line. The moveable members may then be moved intocontact with the removable section. Each article may have more than oneremovable section, and thus more than one adhesive area, depending onthe shape of the object to be constructed by way of moving orrepositioning the movable members.

The disclosure relates to using an adhesive on or under the removablesection to maintain the movable members in the second or 3Dconfiguration. However, it is understood that other mechanisms can beused to maintain the movable members in the second or 3D configurationin addition to or instead of the adhesive. For example, magnets may beused to maintain the movable members in the second or 3D configuration.

The article may be made of one or more suitable sheets or layers. Theone or more sheets or layers may be made of a suitable material, likeprinted paper, plastic, vinyl, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), poly-based,paper-based, metallized, synthetics, Bio-Degradable, compostable, or anycombination thereof of suitable materials.

The article may include one or more adhesive layers. The adhesive may bea pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA). Any adhesive may be used. Theadhesive may be exposed by removing a covering or layer, or may bescratched to expose or activate the adhesive. The adhesive may beactivated by bringing together the movable member against the engagementsection, which may cause a chemical reaction to take place and form anadhesive. When the moveable members are not in contact with theengagement section, no reaction takes place and no adhesive is present.

FIG. 1 illustrates an article 10 in a first configuration F, which is agenerally flat or 2-dimensional configuration. The article 10 comprisesa bottom sheet or layer, a back sheet or layer or a first sheet or layer12. The article 10 comprises a top sheet or layer, a or front sheet orlay, or a second sheet or layer 14 that is located in front of, or ontop of the bottom first sheet 12. One or more other sheets, layers,adhesives, or a combination thereof may be provided between the twosheets 12, 14.

The top or second sheet 14 comprises one or a plurality of moveablemembers 16. One or more of the moveable members 16 comprises a fixed end18 and a free or movable end 20. One or more of the free ends 20 mayoptionally comprise a tip 22. The tip 22 may be a textured or roughenedportion compared to the rest of the moveable member 16, which may besmooth or less roughened or less textured compared to the tip 22.Roughened means that the tip may include one or a plurality of textures,perforations, grooves, bumps, depressions, notches, impressions, raisedsections, projections, and the like. In some configurations, applicableto any of the embodiments disclosed herein, the tips 22 may include anadhesive. In some configurations applicable to any of the embodimentsdisclosed herein, the tips 22 may include an adhesive that activatesonly after brought into contact with the adhesive A under the removablesection 24, discussed below. In some configurations, applicable to anyof the embodiments disclosed herein, the tips 22 may be magneticallyattracted to the area of the removable section, or the area where theadhesive A is.

The top or second sheet 14 comprises a removable section 24. Themoveable members 16 are radially arranged around the removable section24. While the removable section 24 is centered amongst the movablemembers 16, the removable section 24 need not be located directly at thecenter of the article 10; directly at the center of the top sheet 14;and/or directly at the center of the moveable members 16. Instead, theremovable section 24 may be offset or off-centered relative to any oneor more of: the article, top sheet 14, and/or movable members 16. Also,the article 10 may include more than one removable section 24. Theremovable section 24 may also be referred to as a center section 24, anengagement section 24, or a combination thereof.

A portion of the removable section 24 is configured to be at leastpartially removed, moved, moved aside, displaced, or separated or peeledaway from the top or second sheet 14 and/or the article 10. After theportion of the removable section 24 is moved, removed or separated fromthe second sheet 14 and/or the article 10, an adhesive A is exposed(FIGS. 2-3). That is, the removable section 24 may be a layer of thearticle 10 that covers, conceals, or protects the adhesive A. While theremovable section 24 is illustrated as a circle, the removable section24 can be any shape, like a square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon,octagon, star-shape, etc. In another configuration, that is applicableto any of the embodiments or version of the article disclosed herein,the removable section may be scratched off to expose the adhesive A. Inanother configuration, that is applicable to any of the embodiments orversion of the article disclosed herein, the removable section undergoesa reaction by, for example, exposing the removable section to anothermaterial, which results in exposing the adhesive or turning theremovable section into an adhesive. Adhesive, in any of theconfigurations disclosed herein, means tack, glue, sticky, or the like.

One or more of the moveable members 16 may be a finger or petal or partof the bow to be constructed. An outline or perimeter P of the moveablemembers 16 or petals may be kiss cut onto the second sheet 14. Kisscutting the outline or perimeter P of the moveable members 16 enableseach of the moveable members 16 to be moved or repositioned relative toan area 26 of the second sheet 14 that surrounds the outline orperimeter P of the moveable members 16 that is not moveable relative tothe moveable members.

It is understood that the any design or shape may be kiss cut or formedonto the section sheet 14. In other words, while the embodiments andconfigurations disclosed herein relate to forming a petal or bow, othershapes or objects may be constructed by moving or repositioning one ormore of the movable members, such as a star, snowflake, heart, diamond,or virtually any other shape or feature. this means that the moveablemembers may have any shape, such as triangular, square, oval, zig-zag,wavy, etc.

FIG. 2 illustrates the article 10 and/or one of the moveable members 16moved into a second configuration S, which is a three-dimensionalconfiguration. To move the article 10 from the first configuration F(FIG. 1) into the second confiscation S, at least a portion of theremovable section 24 illustrated in FIG. 1 is first at least partiallyseparated or removed or peeled away from the second sheet 14, thusexposing an adhesive A in the area where the removable section 24 waspreviously located. In other words, the adhesive A is located below theremovable section 24; the removable section 24 thus functions as a coverover the adhesive A.

One or more of the movable members 16 may be moved or repositionedrelative to the area 26 of the second sheet 14 that surrounds theoutline or perimeter P of the moveable members 16. More specifically,the free end 20 of a moveable member 16 can be peeled away from area 26and then drawn up and away from the second sheet 14 and folded over itscorresponding fixed end 18. The fixed end 18 may thus function like aliving hinge or pivot about which the rest of the moveable member 16moves, pivots, or is folded about. The free end 20 may then be broughtdown towards the second sheet 14 and pressed down into contact with theadhesive A. The adhesive A, which may be a glue or tack, may function toretain or hold the tip or free end 20 of the moveable member 16, thusforming one of the loops or petals of the bow. The textured portion atthe tip 22 of each free end 20 may cooperate with the adhesive A tomaintain a secure attachment of moveable member 16 to the adhesive A.During the folding over step, the moveable member 16 may be twisted orturned so that the moveable member 16 has a spiral shape.

After the moveable member 16 has been moved, repositioned, or drawn awayfrom the second sheet 14 and attached to the adhesive A, a foot print 36or outline of where that moveable member 16 was previously located whenit was in the first configuration F (FIG. 1) may match or have the samecolor, graphics, etc. as the rest of the area 26 of the second sheet 14.This may advantageously provide for the article 10 to have a uniform orcontinuous color and/or graphics when the article 10 is in the secondconfiguration. Advantageously, this will provide for better aestheticssince it will not be readily apparent that a portion of the article 10is missing or has been repositioned or moved, as may be the case withtraditional stickers after they have been removed from the board orpaper on which they are located before being peeled away.

Alternatively, the foot print 36 may be at least partially transparentso that any colors, graphics, or patterns below the article 10 can beseen through the foot print 36, thus providing for the article 10 tohave a uniform or continuous color and/or graphics when the article 10is in the second configuration. This may be advantageous for situationswhere the article 10 is applied onto another object that has colors orgraphics on an outer surface thereof.

FIG. 3 illustrates the article 10 and/or another one of the moveablemembers 16 in a second configuration S. More specifically, the free end20 of another one of the moveable members 16 is drawn up and away fromthe second sheet 14 and folded over its fixed end. The free end 20 maythen be brought down towards the second sheet 14 into contact with theadhesive A, which functions to retain or hold the free end 20 of themoving member 16, thus forming another one of the loops or petals of thebow.

FIG. 4 illustrates the article 10 and/or all of the moveable members 16in the second configuration S. In the second configuration S, the freeends 20 of some or all of the moveable members 16 have been separatedfrom the second sheet 14, folded over each of the corresponding fixedends 18, and then brought down into contact with the adhesive A thusforming the loops or petals of the bow. It is understood that a consumeror user may choose to move only some of the moveable members 16 into thesecond configuration S and maintain some of the moveable members 16 inthe first configuration F. Some of the movable members may be twisted toform a spiral, while others may be folded flat over the fixed end 18. Inother words, a user or consumer may customize how the bow is formedaccording to their liking or preference.

In some configurations, after forming the bow, or after the article 10and/or moveable members 16 are in the second configuration S, the freeends 20 of one or more of the moveable members 16 may be removed orseparated from the adhesive A and then moved, repositioned, or pivotedback into each of their corresponding foot prints 36 and into the firstconfiguration F. Such movement or repositioning may provide for thearticle 10 to be moved or repositioned from the second configuration Sback to the first configuration F illustrated in FIG. 1. The previouslyremoved removeable section 24 may then be applied back onto the adhesiveA to cover the adhesive A. Such movement may be repeated to assemble anddisassemble the bow. This may provide for the article or bow to bereused or reconfigured any number of times. A reusable bow may beadvantageous for regifting purposes. Reconfigurable may be desired if auser forms a bow and then changes their mind and wishes to alter orfurther customize the bow by twisting some of the petals or only foldingover some of the petals into the second configuration S. In someconfigurations, additional adhesive A may be applied to the article toensure the moveable members 16 can be maintained in the secondconfiguration after repeated assembly and disassembly.

FIG. 5 illustrates the article 10 of FIG. 1 in the first configurationF, where the article 10 is part of or integrated with a sub straight 100or object. The sub straight 100 or object is a box of candy, but may beany food or drink, packaging, object, gift card, or item. In otherwords, the article 10 illustrated in FIG. 5 may be integrally formedwith or on or attached to the object and thus part of the object whensold to a consumer. Stated another way, the article 10 may be, or mayform, the outer layer or surface of the sub straight 100 or object, andmay not be readily removed or separated therefrom. For example, in FIG.5, the bottom or first surface 12 of the article 10 is the same as theouter surface 102 of the sub straight 100 or object. Stated another way,the second or top surface 14 of the object 10 is attached to or locatedon top of the outer surface 102 of the sub straight 100. The bow may beconstructed or moved into the second configuration S according to one ormore of the aforementioned steps from FIGS. 1-4.

FIG. 6 illustrates the article 10 in the first configuration F and isattached to a sub straight 100 or object. The object in FIG. 6 is a giftcard, but may be any packaging, object, or item like a box of candy orother food or drink. In other words, the article 10 illustrated in FIG.1 may be sold as an individual article and then applied or attached toany object 100 like the gift card in FIG. 6.

A user may attach the bottom or first sheet 12 on top of an outsidesurface 102 of the or object 100. The bottom or first sheet 12 may beattached to the outside surface 102 of the object via an adhesive thatmay be provided on a back surface of the first or bottom sheet 12. Theadhesive on the back surface of the bottom or first sheet 12 may becovered by a foil or wrapper (i.e., a third sheet) that must be at leastpartially removed to expose the adhesive on the back side of the firstsheet 12 to adhere the first sheet 12 and thus the article 10 to the substraight 100. Before, or after, the article 10 is attached to the substraight 100, the removeable section 24 can be removed, and one or moreof the moveable members 16 can be moved of folded towards the adhesive Acovered by the removeable section 24 to form each of the individualloops of the bow as discussed in one or more of the aforementioned stepsand figures. Preferably, the area 26 surrounding the perimeter P,including the foot print areas 36 which are exposed when the movablemembers 16 are positioned into the second configuration, is/are at leastpartially transparent, or matches an outer surface 102 of the substraight 100.

FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate alternative versions of the object 10 in thefirst configuration F. One or more of the moveable members 16 may bemoved relative to the area 26 like in the aforementioned FIGS. 1-6. Thearticle 10 in FIGS. 7 and 8 may be integrally formed to or with theouter surface of an object, like in FIG. 5. The article 10 in FIGS. 7and 8 may be attached to the outer surface of an object, like in FIG. 6.

Referring back to FIGS. 1 and 2, in an alternative configuration, thearticle 10 may be free of a removeable section 24 that is removable orseparable from the rest of the area 26. In such an alternativeconfiguration, the tips 22 of the free ends 20 of the moveable members16 may comprise an adhesive that is covered by a foil or layer. To formthe article 10 into the second, three-dimension configuration, theadhesive on the tips 22 of the free ends 20 may be exposed by removingthe foil or scratching off the surface covering the adhesive on the tips22, and then folding the free end 20 of one or more of the moveablemembers 16 towards the removeable section 24 and then sticking the tips22 onto the removeable section 24. The adhesive on the tips 22 of thefree ends 20 may function to hold the moveable member 16 in the foldedthree-dimensional configuration. A user may choose to fold as few or asmany of the moveable members 16 into the second configuration, which isthe folded, three-dimensional configuration where the bow is formed.Such a configuration may be integrally formed to or with the outersurface of an object, like in FIG. 5, or the article 10 may be attachedto the outer surface of an object, like in FIG. 6.

Referring to FIG. 5, in alternative configuration, the article 10 mayhave a removable section 24 that is removable. Removing the removablesection 24 functions to expose the outer surface 102 of the sub straight100 or object in that area. The tips 22 of the free ends 20 of themoveable members 16 may comprise an adhesive. The adhesive on the tips22 of the free ends 20 may be covered by a foil or layer. To form thearticle 10 into the second, three-dimension configuration, the adhesiveon the tips 22 of the free ends 20 may be exposed by removing orscratching off the covering or the foil and then folding the free end 20of one or more of the moveable members 16 towards the removable section24 and then sticking the tips 22 directly onto the outer surface 102 ofthe sub straight 100 in the area that was previously covered by theremovable section 24. The adhesive on the tips 22 of the free ends 20may function to hold the moveable member 16 in the foldedthree-dimensional configuration. A user may choose to fold as few or asmany of the moveable members 16 into the folded, three-dimensionalsecond configuration. As was discussed above, the tips 22 may also bemagnetically attracted to the outer surface 102 of the sub straight 100in the area that was previously covered by the removable section 24 inaddition to or in leu of the adhesive.

FIG. 9 illustrates another article 200 with one or more moveable members206 in a first configuration F, which is a generally flat or2-dimensional configuration. The article 200 comprises a bottom or firstsheet 202 and a top or second sheet 204 that is located in front of, oron top of the bottom, first sheet 202. The second sheet 204 may be atleast partially attached to the first sheet 202. One or more othersheets, layers, and/or adhesives may be provided between the two sheets204, 202.

The second sheet 204 comprises one or a plurality of moveable members206. Each of the moveable members 206 comprise a fixed end 208 and afree end 210. Each of the moveable members 206 may be a finger or petalof a bow. An outline or perimeter P of each of the moveable members 206or petals may be kiss cut onto the second sheet 204. Kiss cutting theoutline or perimeter P of the moveable members 206 enables each of theone or more moveable members 206 to be moved or repositioned relative toan area 216 of the second sheet 204 that surrounds the outline orperimeter P of the moveable members 206.

The second sheet 204 comprises a removable section 214. The moveablemembers 206 are radially arranged around the removable section 214. Theremovable section 214 is configured to be removable from the secondsheet 204 and/or the article 200.

FIG. 10 illustrates the removable section 214 after the removablesection 214 has been separated from the first and second sheets. Theremovable section 214 comprises an upper portion 218 and a lower portion220. The lower portion 220 is configured to be removable or separablefrom the upper portion 218. After the lower portion 220 is separatedfrom the upper portion 218, a bottom surface 222 of the upper portion218, which was previously covered or concealed by the lower portion 220,is exposed. The bottom surface 222 comprises an adhesive A or tacky orsticky surface that is exposed after the lower portion 220 is separatedfrom the upper portion 218.

In an alternative configuration, after the removable section 214 isremoved or separated from the article 200, the adhesive A on the bottomsurface 222 of the removable section 214 is exposed. In other words, theremovable section 214 in this alternative configuration is free of thelower portion 220.

FIG. 11 illustrates a portion of the article 200 with one of themoveable members 206 in a second configuration S, which is a generallythree-dimensional configuration. With additional reference back to FIG.9, the free end 210 of the moveable member 206 is drawn up and away fromthe second sheet 204 and folded over its fixed end 208. The fixed end208 may function like a living hinge about which the rest of themoveable member 206 moves, pivots, or is folded about. The moveablemembers 206 may be twisted about the fixed end 208 during folding aboutthe fixed end 208.

The removable section 214 can then be brought into contact with the freeend 210 of the movable member 206. More specifically, the free end 210of the movable portion 206 is configured to be adhered to the bottomsurface 22 of the removable section 214 with the adhesive A (FIG. 10).In another configuration, the removable section 214 can be magneticallyattracted to the moveable portions 206 and/or the article 200 tomaintain the movable members 206 in the second configuration.

After the moveable member 206 has been moved, repositioned, or drawnaway from the second sheet 204, a foot print 236 or area of the secondsheet 204 where the moveable member 206 was previously located when itwas in the first configuration may match or have the same color,graphics, etc. as the rest of the area 216. This may advantageouslyprovide for the article 10 to have a uniform or continuous color and/orgraphics when the article 10 is in either the first or secondconfiguration. Alternatively, the foot print 36 may be at leastpartially transparent so that any colors, graphics, or patterns belowthe article 200 can be seen through the foot print, thus providing forthe article 200 to have a uniform or continuous color and/or graphicswhen the article 10 is in either the first or second configuration.

Referring to FIG. 12, another one of the movable members 206 is moved orfolded over its corresponding fixed end 208, and the corresponding tip210 of that movable member 206 is adhered to the bottom of the centersection 214.

FIG. 13 illustrates the article 200 and/or all of the moveable members206 in the second configuration S. In the second configuration S, thefree ends 210 of some or all of the moveable members 206 have beenseparated from the second sheet 204, folded over each of thecorresponding fixed ends 208, and then adhered to the bottom surface 222or adhesive A of the removable section 214. The removable section 214 isthen brought down or plunged down towards and then into contact with acenter area of the bow and adhered generally to the second sheet 204.Accordingly, the free ends 210 of all of the moveable members 206 arefixed or attached to the adhesive A of the removable section 214, andthe removable section 214 is fixed or adhered to the second sheet 204 sothat the bow is maintained in the second or three-dimensionalconfiguration.

The top surface 224 of the removable portion may have the same color,pattern, or design, and/or graphics as the foot print 236 so that thearticle 200 has uniform or continuous color and/or graphics after thearticle 200 is in the second configuration. Moreover, the bottom surface238 of each of the movable members 216, which is now exposed when thearticle 200 is in the second configuration S, may have the same color,pattern, or design, and/or graphics as the foot print 236 and/or the topsurface 224 of the removable portion 214 so that the article 200 hasuniform or continuous color and/or graphics after the article 200 is inthe second configuration.

The article 200 in 9-13 can be integrated into or attached to objectslike those illustrated and described above at FIGS. 5 and 6,respectively.

FIG. 14 illustrates another article 300 in a first configuration F,which is a generally flat or 2-dimensional configuration. The article300 comprises a bottom or first sheet 302 and a top or second sheet 304that is located in front of, or on top of the bottom, first sheet 302.The second or top sheet 304 comprises a top surface T that is visible ofexposed to a user and an opposing bottom surface B that is not exposedor not visible to a user.

The second sheet 302 comprises a plurality of moveable members 306. Eachof the moveable members 306 comprise a fixed end 308 and a free end 310.Each of the moveable members 306 may be a finger or petal of a bow. Anoutline or perimeter P of each of the moveable members 306 or petals maybe kiss cut onto the second sheet 304. Kiss cutting the outline orperimeter P of the moveable members 306 enables each of the one or moremoveable members 206 to be removed or separate from an area 316 of thesecond sheet 304 that surrounds the outline or perimeter P of themoveable members 306.

The top or second sheet 304 comprises a removable section 314. Themoveable members 306 are radially arranged around the removable section314.

With additional reference to FIG. 15, to form the bow, the perimeter Pof the moveable members 306 may be peeled away from or separated fromthe area 316 of the second sheet 304 illustrated in FIG. 14, which willbe referred to as article 300′. After this step, the removable 314remains on the second sheet 304 such that there is an absence ofmaterial in the removable section of article 300′ thereby defining anaperture or opening 340.

Referring now to FIG. 16, the article 300′ is flipped over such that thebottom surface B of the article 300′ that was previously not exposed ornot facing a user in FIG. 14 is now exposed and facing the user, and thetop surface T that was previously exposed or visible in FIG. 14 is nowfacing downwards or not exposed to the user. After the article 300′ isflipped over, the tips 322 of the movable members 306 contain anadhesive A that is exposed. Alternatively, the adhesive A may be coveredby a foil that must be removed or separated to expose the adhesive A.

After the article 300′ is flipped over, the top surface T that waspreviously exposed in FIG. 14 and now facing downwards can be placedonto an outer surface or top surface 402 of a sub straight or object400. The sub straight or object 400 may be a present, a box, a giftcard, a gift box, etc. The outer surface 402 of the object 400 isvisible or exposed through the opening 340 in the center of the article300′.

Referring now to FIG. 17, the free end 320 of one or more of the movablemembers 306 may be folded over their respective fixed ends 308 and theadhesive A may be brought down towards the opening 340 and into contactwith the outer surface 402 of the object 400. After the desired numberof movable members 306 are folded over and fixed to the outer surface402, the object 300′ is in the second configuration and the bow is thusformed.

FIG. 18 illustrates the object 300′ in the second configuration Sattached to an object 300′.

FIG. 19 illustrates a cross section of one or more of the articles 10,200, 300, 300′. The article comprises one or more layers or sheets. Theone or more layers or sheets may include a first or bottom sheet 12 anda second or top sheet 14. In between the two sheets 12, 14, the article10 comprises a UV release coating 28. The UV release coating 28 may be aflood coat applied onto the first or bottom sheet 12, or the UV releasecoating 28 may be spot applied in one or more areas. On top of the UVrelease coating 28 may be a UV adhesive deadener 30. The UV adhesivedeadener 30 may rest on top of the UV release coating 28, but is notconnected or attached to it. One or more color, text, pattern, or otherlayers 32 may be sandwiched between the UV adhesive deadener 30 and thesecond or top sheet 14

The explanations and illustrations presented herein are intended toacquaint others skilled in the art with the invention, its principles,and its practical application. The above description is intended to beillustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art may adapt andapply the invention in its numerous forms, as may be best suited to therequirements of a particular use.

Accordingly, the specific embodiments of the present invention as setforth are not intended as being exhaustive or limiting of the teachings.The scope of the teachings should, therefore, be determined not withreference to this description, but should instead be determined withreference to the appended claims, along with the full scope ofequivalents to which such claims are entitled. The omission in thefollowing claims of any aspect of subject matter that is disclosedherein is not a disclaimer of such subject matter, nor should it beregarded that the inventors did not consider such subject matter to bepart of the disclosed inventive subject matter.

Plural elements or steps can be provided by a single integrated elementor step. Alternatively, a single element or step might be divided intoseparate plural elements or steps.

The disclosure of “a” or “one” to describe an element or step is notintended to foreclose additional elements or steps.

While the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used herein todescribe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections,these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should notbe limited by these terms. These terms may be used to distinguish oneelement, component, region, layer or section from another region, layeror section. Terms such as “first,” “second,” and other numerical termswhen used herein do not imply a sequence or order unless clearlyindicated by the context. Thus, a first element, component, region,layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element,component, region, layer or section without departing from theteachings.

Spatially relative terms, such as “inner,” “outer,” “beneath,” “below,”“lower,” “above,” “upper,” and the like, may be used herein for ease ofdescription to describe one element or feature's relationship to anotherelement(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. Spatiallyrelative terms may be intended to encompass different orientations ofthe device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depictedin the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turnedover, elements described as “below” or “beneath” other elements orfeatures would then be oriented “above” the other elements or features.Thus, the example term “below” can encompass both an orientation ofabove and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptorsused herein interpreted accordingly.

The disclosures of all articles and references, including patentapplications and publications, are incorporated by reference for allpurposes. Other combinations are also possible as will be gleaned fromthe following claims, which are also hereby incorporated by referenceinto this written description.

1) An article comprising: a first sheet; a second sheet on top of thefirst sheet, the second sheet comprises one or more moveable members anda removable section; and an adhesive provided under the removablesection, wherein the one or more movable members are configured to bemoved into contact with the adhesive to form a three-dimensional shapeafter the removable section has been at least partially separated fromthe article. 2) The article according to claim 1, wherein thethree-dimensional shape is a bow, and the one or more movable membersare petals of the bow. 3) The article according to claim 1, wherein theone or more moveable members are a plurality of moveable members, andthe plurality of moveable members are arranged around the removablesection. 4) The article according to according to claim 1, wherein eachof the one or more moveable members comprise a free end and a fixed end,the free end is configured to be moved in a direction up and over thefixed end to form the three-dimensional shape. 5) The article accordingto claim 4, wherein the free end of one or more of the moveable memberscomprises an adhesive. 6) The article according to claim 4, wherein thefree end of one or more of the moveable members comprises a texturedsurface. 7) The article according to according to claim 1, wherein thefirst sheet is configured to be attached to an object. 8) The articleaccording to according to claim 1, wherein the first sheet is a top orouter surface of an object. 9) An article comprising: a first sheet; asecond sheet on top of the first sheet, the second sheet comprises oneor more moveable members and a removable section; and wherein theremovable section is configured to be removed from the article, the oneor more movable members are configured to be moved into athree-dimensional shape, and then the removable section is configured tobe brought into contact with the one or more movable members to maintainthe three-dimensional shape. 10) The article of claim 9, wherein abottom side of the removable section comprises an adhesive. 11) Thearticle of claim 9, wherein the three-dimensional shape is a bow, andthe one or more movable members are petals of the bow. 12) The articleof claim 10, wherein the three-dimensional shape is a bow, and the oneor more movable members are petals of the bow. 13) The article of claim9, wherein the one or more moveable members are a plurality of moveablemembers, and the plurality of moveable members are arranged around theremovable section. 14) The article of claim 11, wherein the one or moremoveable members are a plurality of moveable members, and the pluralityof moveable members are radially arranged around the removable section.15) The article according to according to claim 9, wherein each of theone or more moveable members comprise a free end and a fixed end, thefree end is configured to be moved in a direction up and over the fixedend to form the three-dimensional shape. 16) The article according toaccording to claim 13, wherein each of the one or more moveable memberscomprise a free end and a fixed end, the free end is configured to bemoved in a direction up and over the fixed end to form thethree-dimensional shape. 17) The article according to according to claim16, wherein the free end of the one or more movable members comprises atexture. 18) The article according to according to claim 16, wherein thefree end of the one or more movable members comprises an adhesive. 19)The article according to according to claim 9, wherein the first sheetis configured to be attached to an object. 20) The article according toaccording to claim 9, wherein the first sheet is a top or outer surfaceof an object.